Undergraduate Research & Creativity (UGRC)

WHY Undergraduate Research and Creativity? (UGRC)

Quotation Mark

"Undergraduate research has given me the opportunity to connect classic literature to a relevant issue today. Presenting at conferences has given me additional confidence."

Noel Fedeli, Secondary Education German
Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster

2019 Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting

Marie Smoyer presents at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in 2019.

students standing and looking at posters at KU Inspires event 2024

KU INSPIRES 2024

Students taking in the posters and artwork presented at the KU Inspires event in April 2024.

Students looking at posters in the Rohrbach Library

KU Inspires 2024

Students and faculty enjoyed the posters and artwork presented at the KU Inspires event 2024.

Two female students smiling in front of a piece in the eckhaus gallery

Students Exhibit Original Work at the Eckhaus

Eckhaus is a student-run art gallery. Students work with the Kutztown community to present, local, regional, international, faculty, alumni, and student work in all mediums.

Male student wearing gloves and working with genetic analysis equipment

Analyzing DNA by gel electrophoresis

A student loads DNA samples on an agarose gel as part of a project to create modified apoptosis (programmed cell death) proteins.

female student standing in front of pink poster

"Period Poverty: Its Notable Implications on Menstruating College Students"

Sage Dunkleberger presenting at the KU Inspires event, April 2024.

Two female students taking notes on samples in outdoor class

Kutztown University Archaeology Field School

Tabitha Martinez (l) and Dani Cannon (r) identify an artifact discovered while excavating in the Stoddart Mansion at Stoddartsville, a 19th-century milling village in northeast Pennsylvania that is the current site of the Kutztown University Archaeology Field School.

KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder setting up imaging equipment on the bank of West Creek

Resistivity Survey of West Creek in Schuylkill Watershed

KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder set up a resistivity survey line in West Creek of the Schuylkill Watershed to pinpoint zones of seepage that will be targeted by local watershed groups for remediation efforts against the large scale abandoned mine drainage problems that exist in that area.

Dr. Tony Wong lecturing to three students on mathematics, with mathematic symbols written on glass board in the foreground

Dr. Wong Champions Undergraduate Research

Dr. Tony Wong, associate professor of mathematics, consistently works with students on developing research ideas that students go on to present at regional or national conferences.

Dr. Wolfmeyer and KU student Anna Nissley, standing on either side of a powerpoint slide that reads "improving our ability to communicate affectively"

Student/Faculty Research Team

Dr. Mark Wolfmeyer mentored Anna Nissley, Secondary Education Spanish, on her presentation at the American Educational Studies Association.

Female staff member and female student sitting on a desk while a male student stands to the side, all of them smiling at each other

Researching Gender Bias in the Middle School Classroom

James Durham and Jenna Plump, Middle-Level Education, discuss their research with their faculty mentor, Carol Watson. The team is investigating gender bias in the middle school classroom with an emphasis on student voices.

poster displayed titled "Selective Competition in Host-Parasitoid Population Dynamic Models

"Modeling Host-Parasitoid Population Dynamics"

Poster presented at KU Inspires 2024 by student Jared Guhl.

Two professors stand on either side of a student, all of them analyzing a browned page

Student Researches PA German Cartoon

Erica Cohen Hamilton, Anthropology, is conducting original research on a Pennsylvania German cartoon, Pumpernickel Bill, that ran in the Morning Call newspaper.

Male standing in front of poster holding coffee

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY

KU Inspires April 2024.

maroon flag displayed indoors reading "undergraduate research and creativity"

Undergraduate Research and Creativity

KU Inspires event 2024.

Emily Cantor in front of her research presentation.

2018 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOGRAPHERS MIDDLE STATES DIVISION

Emily Cantor presents at the American Association of Geographers Middle States Division Annual Meeting in 2018.

Maria Smoyer presents at 2019 meeting, smiling next to her presentation poster
students standing and looking at posters at KU Inspires event 2024
Students looking at posters in the Rohrbach Library
Two female students smiling in front of a piece in the eckhaus gallery
Male student wearing gloves and working with genetic analysis equipment
female student standing in front of pink poster
Two female students taking notes on samples in outdoor class
KU undergraduate students Sebastien Treciak, Alexandra Racosky, and Emily Snyder setting up imaging equipment on the bank of West Creek
Dr. Tony Wong lecturing to three students on mathematics, with mathematic symbols written on glass board in the foreground
Dr. Wolfmeyer and KU student Anna Nissley, standing on either side of a powerpoint slide that reads "improving our ability to communicate affectively"
Female staff member and female student sitting on a desk while a male student stands to the side, all of them smiling at each other
poster displayed titled "Selective Competition in Host-Parasitoid Population Dynamic Models
Two professors stand on either side of a student, all of them analyzing a browned page
Male standing in front of poster holding coffee
maroon flag displayed indoors reading "undergraduate research and creativity"
Emily Cantor in front of her research presentation.